Back-to-school readiness begins with food allergy awareness
With or without kids, back-to-school time gives us a chance to look forward and improve readiness for new challenges. That could mean the challenge to pack healthier lunches for ourselves or to help others learn about food allergies. Give yourself and your family members a refresh on food allergy readiness. –Get to know your child’s school nurse. Healthcare professionals […]
Fresh from the farm
Want to pick your own? Find a friend and a farm and stock up on seasonal fruits and vegetables. With four young and hungry helpers, The Cookery gathered enough Hudson Valley peaches to keep the cobbler coming long after Labor Day. If you’re in the area, pick your own at Ochs Orchard in Warwick. With […]
Recipe relaxed – make your own pho
Good take-out pho deserves praise, but after reviewing this recipe, you may want to make your own. My story about C.V. LeCarrell follows her childhood escape from Vietnam to the heart of her home in a bowl of traditional steamy soup. C.V.’s Pho Recipe
Meat pies in Baghdad
Our forwarded mail is catching up to us in New York, with the July issue of National Geographic resting on a stack of incoming magazines last week. Note . . . . for great reading throughout, see this issue, with a look at Lynsey Addario’s striking photographs in the “Baghdad After The Storm” feature by Brian Turner. Meat pies help illustrate the story […]
Breakfast bon voyage from Ann Arbor
Friends in Ann Arbor sent us on our final leg of the journey with a bon voyage Mediterranean breakfast. Healthy, fresh, and full of flavor. Laced with love from a Lebanese kitchen, their morning meals provided a kick-start to each new day. When departure day from Michigan arrived, we prepared to complete our journey with […]
Farewell food keeps Austin real
When the task turns to hospitality, Texans go the distance. In the midst of prepping for our return journey to New York, friends have shared home-cooked meals around their tables, served brisket from the smoker, and tucked restaurant gift cards into our bags. Thank you for all that, friends! It’s been a fueling farewell of protein-packed plates. Need a few simple but […]
Cookery crumbs
We’ve nibbled away at the last of the crumbs in our Austin kitchen, and made the final meals with few tools. Refrigeration deserves more credit than it receives, and if you have access to clean water (not to mention filtered), count your blessings. A well-working refrigerator, decent sink and clean water, and a cooking/heat source all help in sustaining healthy […]
Please don’t pack . . .
the coffee. We’re still making coffee around The Cookery, but that’s the extent of food and beverage preparation. It’s packing time, and nearly everything is boxed up and ready to move. It’s a load of work with the promise of unpacking in the near future. If I’ve learned anything about packing and moving over the years of […]
Veggies glazed over
What’s left in this pantry? Not much, and I’m making use of the final “please pick me” ingredients that won’t be making the move with us. With a little olive oil and brown sugar, glaze your favorite vegetables. Here’s a fresh dish to polish off the last of the brown sugar. Veggies glazed over Yield: […]
Get prepped for Food Allergy Awareness Week
Around The Cookery, Food Allergy Awareness Week is every week of the year, and the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network works around the clock to raise awareness of food allergies. FAAN ramps up awareness efforts next week when it dedicates May 8-14 to increasing efforts to help educate communities on food allergies and life threatening conditions. If you live with food allergies or care for […]